CDC Director Takes a Swipe at Trump’s New Coronavirus Adviser

Dr. 👤Robert Redfield, the head of the 🏥Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), apparently does not have a positive view of President Donald Trump’s new coronavirus advisor Dr. Scott Atlas.

NBC News reported that during a commercial flight, Redfield discussed Atlas during a phone call. Redfield was overheard saying that “everything he says is false.”

After his flight, Redfield confirmed that he was speaking about Atlas — a neuroradiologist who joined the coronavirus task force in August.

Redfield also pushed back on Trump’s claim that the country was “rounding the corner” with the coronavirus. But, Redfield said, “We’re nowhere near the end.”

Atlas has received criticism in his role from many who have noted that he does not have experience in infectious diseases or public health.

A spokesman for the CDC said in a statement to the network, “NBC News is reporting one side of a private phone conversation by CDC Director Dr. 👤Robert Redfield that was overheard on a plane from Atlanta Hartsfield airport. Dr. Redfield was having a private discussion regarding a number of points he has made publicly about Covid-19.”